Gulf of Aden activity

07/17/2011: Gulf of Aden activity

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Credit: USN Visual Service:03/08/2011

In the first photo, a 330EV Puma helicopter with pallets of supplies from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3), not pictured, descends to the flight deck aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxton (DDG 103) during a replenishment at sea. Boxer is underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

In the second photo, a 330EV Puma helicopter approaches the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3), not pictured, to pick up pallets of supplies bound for the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxton (DDG 103), in background, during a replenishment at sea. Truxton is assigned to CTF 151, a multi-national, mission-based task force established by Combined Maritime Forces in January 2009 to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin and Arabian Sea.

In the fourth photo, waves crash against the bow of the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) as it transits the Gulf of Aden.

In the final photo, Gunner’s Mate Seaman Megan Halliburton fires a shot line from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) during a replenishment at sea. Boxer is underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibilities.